Reginald Fields

Reginald Fields

Bureau chief, Plain Dealer statehouse bureau

Reginald Fields joined The Plain Dealer in November 2004 as a state government reporter and was promoted to Columbus Bureau Chief in November 2008. He previously worked at The Baltimore Sun and The Akron Beacon Journal.

rfields@plaind.com

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Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on October 25, 2012 in an election flier :
Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan "that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike" 
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • November 12, 2012
William G. Batchelder
William G. Batchelder
stated on September 18, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:
"We have more hospitals that are children’s hospitals than any other state in the union." 
False
By Reginald Fields • November 5, 2012
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on September 17, 2012 in a news release:
"Had the online change of address been in place in 2008 an estimated 130,000 voters who cast provisional ballots could have changed their address online and voted a regular ballot."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • September 28, 2012
Florida Wildlife Federation
Florida Wildlife Federation
stated on August 28, 2012 in a billboard message:
Claims Ohio Gov. John Kasich says climate change is a problem.
True
By Reginald Fields • August 29, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 2, 2012 in a news release:
Says the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force "is the first task force of its kind in Central Ohio"
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • August 10, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 3, 2012 in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press.":
"Giving the facts:  73,000 jobs created ... since '11.  Do you know how many direct jobs in the auto industry?  1,800."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • June 13, 2012
Kevin DeWine
Kevin DeWine
stated on April 4, 2012 in a resignation letter:
Since 2009, the Ohio Republican Party has made more contacts with voters — nearly 6.6 million — than any other GOP state organization in the nation.
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • May 3, 2012
Sandra Williams
Sandra Williams
stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference:
"99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools."
Half-True
By Reginald Fields • April 10, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on February 20, 2012 in an interview with MSNBC:
"The fact is 90-percent of Down Syndrome children were aborted in this country."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • March 8, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 10, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:
Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies.
True
By Reginald Fields • January 27, 2012
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